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Old 06-12-2016, 13:12
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She cannot be making much if she cannot afford to pay a a seccie to type what she dictates. Mind you, she would probably have one via a "recruitment consultant" and you should see some of the ads they put out.
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Old 06-12-2016, 14:39
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Dyslexia is no excuse in a business capacity. Her first priority should be to hire someone who can proofread the copy as part of their job. A simple spell check would auto-correct mistakes like 'feirce'. Sick of people using dyslexia as an excuse for sloppy English like hers.
Couldn't agree more!
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Old 06-12-2016, 14:44
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Just typing up the text in a Word format would have erased the majority of errors so I wonder what she did instead? She calls herself Prodigal and all her customers are vixens, as if she has a fandom. Some of the clothes are quite expensive. If I bought I'd be worried about her getting the address on the package wrong.
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Old 06-12-2016, 16:17
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She's in the fashion business but consistently spells 'adidas' with two d's! She`s recently launched 'in the style of' clothing lines with Love Island glamour models Katie Salmon and Jessica Hayes. These won't have cost much in terms of fabric, as all the clothes are backless, very low cut and sheer.
I'd like to see her wearing them in that case
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Old 06-12-2016, 16:37
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Presumably this will give them something to talk about in the interview round -- if she gets that far, although there can only be one or two tasks left.
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Old 06-12-2016, 18:03
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Does anyone have a link to her site, please?
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Old 06-12-2016, 18:43
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https://www.prodigalfox.com/
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Old 06-12-2016, 18:54
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Oh dear Jessica..

but seriously those products look awful.
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Old 06-12-2016, 20:48
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Yep, but it's out there and, as somebody else has pointed out, her target market probably neither know nor care. She presumably is making a living from it at the moment but, yes, to gain investment to take it to a wider market she needs to be a bit more professional.

Maybe she wants the £250,000 to hire a proofreader
If so I will be the first in line !
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Old 06-12-2016, 21:15
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Oh dear Jessica..

but seriously those products look awful.
I can't quite work out whether she couldn't be arsed paying a proper photographer or that the 'readers wives' type iphone selfie style shots are an ironic statement against model shoots...?
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Old 06-12-2016, 22:25
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It is so bad and so easily fixed that I wonder if it is deliberate. Not that the misspelling is intentional but that no effort has been made to correct it because Jessica wants her dyslexia to be known, perhaps in small part because it has been reported that dyslexia is common amongst entrepreneurs.

See this Guardian report, for instance (and one of those names seems oddly familiar -- Lord Sugar):
https://www.theguardian.com/small-bu...siness-leaders
I also wondered if she could have been leaving her spelling, in order to appear down to earth, imperfect, relatable etc.

It's wrong that the media is pushing these unproven claims about dyslexia being an advantage. It's a disability, and such stories minimise this fact. While there are many people with very mild dyslexia who can live a normal life, there are many others who are unable to read and need help in everyday life. It's ridiculous for the media to entertain the idea that difficulty (or inability) reading is somehow a benefit, using stereotypes about mythical special skills as proof.
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Old 06-12-2016, 22:34
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I can't quite work out whether she couldn't be arsed paying a proper photographer or that the 'readers wives' type iphone selfie style shots are an ironic statement against model shoots...?
Really, she needs to get on the phone to Dillon, who ran shoots for fashion magazines.
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Old 06-12-2016, 22:41
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Old 06-12-2016, 22:41
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Given that she knows her site will be getting a lot of extra traffic thanks to the Apprentice, it's a poor show that she hasn't got her act together a bit more.

I don't buy dyslexia as an excuse. If you know you have difficulties in certain areas, you find ways round that, e.g. by enlisting the support of someone who you know is strong in those areas. Even simply using a spellcheck would help.
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Old 07-12-2016, 01:59
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If you want to get on the Apprentice you've got to give them something to discover in the interviews episode.
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Old 07-12-2016, 11:46
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I can't quite work out whether she couldn't be arsed paying a proper photographer or that the 'readers wives' type iphone selfie style shots are an ironic statement against model shoots...?
There seems to be a real mix of styles on there, I wondered if a couple of the shoots had come from different suppliers. Or maybe some of the lines have been on there longer and then there was another shoot when new styles were added with the most recent additions being modelled by Jessica herself (she really shouldn't, she's a stunning looking girl but not very photogenic.)

Does anyone know if she designs and manufactures these herself or does she just buy in wholesale?
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Old 07-12-2016, 12:16
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There seems to be a real mix of styles on there, I wondered if a couple of the shoots had come from different suppliers. Or maybe some of the lines have been on there longer and then there was another shoot when new styles were added with the most recent additions being modelled by Jessica herself (she really shouldn't, she's a stunning looking girl but not very photogenic.)

Does anyone know if she designs and manufactures these herself or does she just buy in wholesale?
" We design and hand make each one of our items right here in the UK. " https://www.prodigalfox.com/pages/dr...-party-dresses

As for BIB: maybe they're using some "selfies" sent in
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Old 07-12-2016, 18:25
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She has a more expensive line called Prodigal and in the descriptions of the clothes she writes about where the fabric came from and makes clear stock is limited, saying only five have been made. Sizes are limited to 6-14 and a great many of the items seem aimed at wannabe glamour models. The average woman just isn't interested in going out in a dress slit from the waist downwards or in one that's backless and sheer from waist to knee, or with a neckline that ends just above your belly button.
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Old 08-12-2016, 12:20
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If you want to get on the Apprentice you've got to give them something to discover in the interviews episode.
Think we might get this as the trailer suggests Grannie and Frances are in the firing line tonight. That business plan will be a total car crash - not that the company is old enough to have lodged accounts yet. https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/09408283

Anyone else noticed that the slappers, sorry, zelebs have signed up in August/Sept, once they knew she was on the show?
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Old 11-12-2016, 20:01
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https://www.prodigalfox.com/products...fox-loungewear
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Old 11-12-2016, 21:28
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Ah yes perfect loungewear, wear stuff like that all the time...

Even if we totally ignore the whole spelling thing, did she really not have anyone to model the *actual* clothes she ships (manufactures?), there's no way of telling how the actual clothes she sells are like because all the photos are either of celebrities, herself or just random women taking off Google.
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Old 14-12-2016, 00:14
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She can't even get fashion specific words right and spells 'ruched' as 'rouched' in every description. Weird that zelebs like the Love Island crew trust her to market their lines but neither they (nor, more to the point, their managers) seem to notice the mistakes she makes.
Ever read BBC Online articles! It's either spelling or grammar with them, that I feel like telling them that their sentences do not always make sense! You'd think they'd know! -shakeshead-
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Old 14-12-2016, 00:23
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If so I will be the first in line !
Tell you what. we'll share that money, as I could proofread with you hanging over my shoulder
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Old 14-12-2016, 04:59
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Oh dear Jessica..

but seriously those products look awful.
Cheap, tacky, and frankly nasty. What a load of tut!
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Old 14-12-2016, 09:25
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Dyslexia is no excuse in a business capacity. Her first priority should be to hire someone who can proofread the copy as part of their job. A simple spell check would auto-correct mistakes like 'feirce'. Sick of people using dyslexia as an excuse for sloppy English like hers.
I agree. If you are going to publicise yourself on any media you need your advertisement to be the very best.
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